Missouri’s new gerrymandered congressional map can’t actually be used in the 2026 election – at least, not unless it makes it past voters, who have a right under the state constitution to veto legislation by collecting signatures and holding a referendum.  But rather than work to win public support for the map, Republicans are deploying every […]

Nick Sloan, Digital Content Producer | 1:22 AM CST Nov 21, 2025 COLE COUNTY, Mo. — A campaign committee and a Missouri voter are suing Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, accusing him of using biased and misleading language in the ballot summary for a 2026 referendum on newly drawn congressional districts. People Not Politicians filed

By Jen Rice | November 17, 2025 Political text messages are a dime a dozen, helping campaigns and political action committees (PACs) raise funds, promote candidates, or denigrate their opponents. But few go as hard as an intimidating message urging Missouri voters to remove their names from an anti-gerrymandering petition “before it’s too late.”  The manipulative

By Jen Rice | November 14, 2025 Missouri voters have the power to veto the state’s new GOP congressional gerrymander at the ballot box – but national Republicans are ramping up their efforts to stop them from having the final word.  A PAC funded by the Republican National Committee and the GOP’s congressional campaign arm is using the courts to create legal

St. Louis Public Radio | By Sarah Kellogg | Published November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM CST Opponents argue the Missouri Constitution is clear that lawmakers can only redraw congressional maps after a certified census, while the state said nothing prohibits mid-decade redistricting. Attorneys made their case Wednesday over the constitutionality of the new congressional map passed

Written by David Harrison – Chief Editor November 13, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, MO – ‌A new congressional map passed by Missouri Republicans is facing a barrage of legal challenges, ⁢including lawsuits⁣ arguing the map violates the ​state constitution and​ aggressive tactics to‌ block a citizen-led referendum effort. The disputes center on whether mid-decade redistricting is permitted under Missouri

By Cameron Montemayor. Published November 13, 2025 10:38 am ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Residents will have the chance to support a local food bank and let their voices be heard in Jefferson City as part of a dual food drive-signature gathering event this Saturday at the Rolling Hills Library. A coalition of local justice groups, including

By Kacen Bayless November 13, 2025 4:40 PM A trial over the fate of more than 92,000 signatures to strike down Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map was delayed for the second time in two weeks on Thursday. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green was scheduled to hold a one-day bench trial over whether Republican Secretary

By Jen Rice | November 12, 2025 President Donald Trump’s congressional gerrymander sailed through the Missouri legislature in September, but the GOP plan to flip one of the state’s eight districts is far from a done deal.  A state court held a trial Wednesday on the question of whether the Missouri Constitution prohibits mid-decade redistricting after a group

By Kacen Bayless | Updated November 10, 2025 1:57 PM As thousands of Missourians sign onto a campaign to strike down the state’s gerrymandered congressional map, a mysterious consulting contract appears to signal a targeted effort to halt the vote. A copy of the 13-page contract, obtained by The Star, offered up to $5,000 to

BY Gregg Palermo St. Louis | PUBLISHED 4:27 PM CT Nov. 07, 2025 ST. LOUIS—Roughly two months into the job as Missouri’s top law enforcement officer, attorney general Catherine Hanaway hasn’t shied away from high-profile legal battles similar to those of her more recent predecessors that have large political implications. But she says her chief focus remains

By:Jason Hancock | November 6, 202510:00 am A newly formed political action committee created to defend the gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Missouri lawmakers received $100,000 this week from national Republicans. On Wednesday, Put Missouri First reported two $50,000 contributions — one from the National Republican Congressional Committee and the other from the Republican National

By Jen Rice | November 6, 2025 More than 200,000 Missourians have signed a petition supporting a referendum to block Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map. But GOP officials are working to thwart them at every turn. In the latest Republican scheme to stymie the ballot measure, Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) has submitted deeply biased proposed ballot language,

ANNA BAILEY | News Editor | @AmBailey | Nov 4, 2025 Updated Nov 5, 202 The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit over the recent redistricting of the Missouri Congressional Map. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the Missouri First Map into law Sept. 28. This map shows an adjusted version of the previous Missouri congressional